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Pesticide
Use in Ventura County
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2004
Pesticide Use
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Ventura
County 2004
Pesticide
Use Total=7,283,033 lbs.
Rank in
State: 8
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Top
pesticides used (name) |
Total
pounds of pesticide applied (lbs.) |
Main
crop using this pesticide (lbs.) |
|
#1 Petroleum
Oil
Oil, low toxicity insecticides
|
1,643,402 |
Lemon
1,393,866
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#2
Methyl Bromide
Highly toxic fumigant, causes reproductive harm and depletes the ozone
layer |
1,438,890 |
Strawberry
917,711
|
#
3 Chloropicrin
Fumigant highly irritating to the upper respiratory tract, eyes and
skin
|
1,396,403 |
Strawberry
1,019,634
|
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#4 1,3 Dichloropropene
(telone)
acutely toxic fumigant, known/probable carcinogen, moderate acute
aquatic toxicity
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733,849 |
Strawberry
540,606
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#5 Metam-sodium
carcinogen, causes reproductive harm
|
339,184 |
Strawberry
184,602
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2003 Pesticide
Use
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Ventura
County 2003
Pesticide
Use Total=6,644,423 lbs.
Rank in
State: 9
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Top
pesticides used (name) |
Total
pounds of pesticide applied (lbs.) |
Main
crop using this pesticide (lbs.) |
|
#1 Petroleum
Oil
Oil, low toxicity insecticides
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1,980,905 |
Lemon
1,776,195
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#2
Methyl Bromide
Highly toxic fumigant, causes reproductive harm and depletes the ozone
layer |
1,561,145 |
Strawberry
1,318,547
|
#
3 Chloropicrin
Fumigant highly irritating to the upper respiratory tract, eyes and
skin
|
1,000,398 |
Strawberry
861,808
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#4 Metam-Soduim
carcinogen, causes reproductive harm
|
326,492 |
Strawberry
150,605
|
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#5 1,3 Dichloropropene
(telone)
acutely toxic fumigant, known/probable carcinogen, moderate acute
aquatic toxicity
|
187,792 |
Strawberry
127,404
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2002
Pesticide Use
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Ventura
County 2002
Pesticide
Use Total=6,482,850 lbs.
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Top
pesticides used (name) |
Total
pounds of pesticide applied (lbs.) |
Main
crop using this pesticide (lbs.) |
|
#1 Petroleum
Oil
Oil, low toxicity insecticides
|
2,120,674 |
Lemon
1,918,867
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#2
Methyl Bromide
Highly toxic fumigant, causes reproductive harm and depletes the ozone
layer |
1,430,386 |
Strawberry
1,255,250
|
#
3 Chloropicrin
Fumigant highly irritating to the upper respiratory tract, eyes and
skin
|
981,732 |
Strawberry
795,721
|
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#4 Mineral
oil
low toxicity insecticide
|
308,381 |
Lemon
296,894
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#5 Metam-sodium
carcinogen, causes reproductive harm
|
268,581 |
Strawberry
147,777
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2001
Pesticide Use
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Ventura
County 2001
Pesticide
Use Total=6,430,535 lbs.
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Top
pesticides used (name) |
Total
pounds of pesticide applied (lbs.) |
Main
crop using this pesticide (lbs.) |
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#1 Petroleum
Oil
Oil, low toxicity insecticides
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2,244,598 |
Lemon
2,027,307
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#2
Methyl Bromide
Highly toxic fumigant, causes reproductive harm and depletes the ozone
layer |
1,461,787 |
Strawberry
1,293,050
|
#
3 Chloropicrin
Fumigant highly irritating to the upper respiratory tract, eyes and
skin
|
1,001,082 |
Strawberry
893,607
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#4 Mineral
oil
low toxicity insecticide
|
309,260 |
Lemon
308,110
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#5 Metam-sodium
carcinogen, causes reproductive harm
|
129,528 |
Strawberry
38,352
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2000 Pesticide
Use
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Ventura
County 2000
Pesticide
Use Total=7,154,172 lbs.
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Top
pesticides used (name) |
Total
pounds of pesticide applied (lbs.) |
Main
crop using this pesticide (lbs.) |
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#1 Sulfur
causes short-term symptoms such as nausea, rashes, headaches...
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2,536,269 |
Lemon
2,258,404
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| #
2 Methyl Bromide |
1,728,696 |
Strawberry
1,315,847
|
| #
3 Metam-Sodium |
753,005 |
Strawberry
608,438
|
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# 4 Chloropicrin
|
467,965 |
Lemon
459,406
|
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# 5 Petroleum
oil
|
275,195 |
Lettuce, leaf
101,975
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1999 Pesticide
Use
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Ventura
County 1999
Pesticide
Use Total=6,589,4111 lbs.
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Top
pesticides used (name) |
Total
pounds of pesticide applied (lbs.) |
Main
crop using this pesticide (lbs.) |
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#1 Petroleum
oil
|
2,071,283 |
Lemon
1,836,823
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| #
2 Methyl Bromide |
2,069,710 |
Strawberry
1,647,706
|
| #
3 Chloropicrin |
669,153 |
Strawberry
630,750
|
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# 4 Mineral
oil
|
349,184 |
Lemon
345,190
|
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# 5 Metam-sodium
|
165,483 |
Carrots
45,298
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1998 Pesticide
Use
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Ventura
County 1998
Pesticide
Use Total=6,614,896 lbs.
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Top
pesticides used (name) |
Total
pounds of pesticide applied (lbs.) |
Main
crop using this pesticide (lbs.) |
|
#1 Petroleum
oil
|
2,401,446 |
Lemon
2,222,486
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| #
2 Methyl Bromide |
1,658,591 |
Strawberry
1,240,327
|
| #
3 Chloropicrin |
455,432 |
Strawberry
432,658
|
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# 4 Mineral
oil
|
298,625 |
Lemon
296,943
|
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# 5 Disodium
Octaborate Tetrahydrate
|
138,096 |
Structural
Pest Control
138,096
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